Tag: Human rights and civil liberties
Funeral held for bystander killed in police pursuit crash
MINNEAPOLIS — Friends and family gathered at a Minneapolis church to honor the life of a man killed when a police squad car struck...
An Olympics like no other, Tokyo perseveres to host Games
TOKYO — It's an Olympics like no other — and the Tokyo Games are surely that — but this is an event that has...
Case dropped against dead woman in Indiana hit-and-run case
INDIANAPOLIS — Prosecutors dropped their case against an Indiana woman who was charged in a hit-and-run crash during a southern Indiana protest last summer...
Belarus opposition leader seeks new US sanctions on country
WASHINGTON — The main leader of Belarus’ embattled opposition on Tuesday sought and apparently won U.S. support for increasing pressure on the country’s authoritarian...
Belarus arrests 3 journalists in continuing media crackdown
KYIV, Ukraine — Authorities in Belarus raided offices of an independent newspaper and detained three of its journalists Monday as part of a relentless...
Colombia announces police reforms aimed at stemming abuses
BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombian President Ivan Duque on Monday announced reforms to the nation’s police forces that are meant to improve accountability and decrease...
Moroccan journalist convicted of spying, sex assault
RABAT, Morocco — A Casablanca court on Monday convicted prominent journalist and activist Omar Radi on charges of espionage and sexual assault and sentenced...
Minnesota Democrat who rose after Castile death under attack
MINNEAPOLIS — A Black Minnesota state lawmaker who rose to prominence after the fatal shooting of his friend Philando Castile came under increasing pressure...
EXPLAINER: Target list of Israeli hack-for-hire firm widens
BOSTON — Human rights and press freedom activists are up in arms about a new report on NSO Group, the notorious Israeli hacker-for-hire company....
Israeli PM: No change to ban on Jewish prayer at mosque
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is not changing the norms at a contested site in Jerusalem to allow Jewish prayer there, his...